Muraenoclinus dorsalis

Muraenoclinus dorsalis
Muraenoclinus dorsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Muraenoclinus
Species: M. dorsalis
Binomial name
Muraenoclinus dorsalis
Bleeker, 1860
Synonyms
  • Clinus dorsalis (Bleeker, 1860)[1]

Muraenoclinus dorsalis, known commonly as the Nosestripe klipfish in South Africa and the United Kingdom,[2] is a species of clinid, and the only species in the genus Muraenoclinus.[3] It is found from Namibia to Natal, South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic ocean.[4] It was named by Pieter Bleeker in 1860,[5] and can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres.[4] Female blennies in this species give birth to live young.[6]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Muraenoclinus dorsalis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Muraenoclinus dorsalis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ List of species under Muraenoclinus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ a b Muraenoclinus dorsalis at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ^ Bleeker, P., 1860 [ref. 373] Over eenige vischsoorten van de Kaap de Goede Hoop. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 21: 49-80.
  6. ^ Reproduction of Muraenoclinus dorsalis at www.fishbase.org.


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